Transom/motor well drain plugged up

[Y.B.Normal]

I got tired of my M's motor well drain clogging up (and blocking the galley sink drain), so I ran a separate and larger drain directly to the starboard side of the transom.
It's easier to clear if it does get clogged, and the sink drain is easier to unclog. As my project list gets shorter, I may to with a larger sink drain.

[rick retiree]

Know well your frustrations with finding motorwell full of flotsum & jetsom. I solved the problem with a custom cover (see mod I just inserted in Mac Mods).

If anyone interested in installing one I can save you a whole lot of time by mailing you a free template. rick retiree (at) comcast (dot) net.

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	Edited to add image & link to mods section.

[chuck]

I got some window screen, rolled it up into a 5 in long tube, and put it part way into the drain. It lets the water drain, and keeps the junk out.

[canmac27]

Hey Rick,

Just finished cleaning out my transom drain of assorted gunk using a high tech twig. A screen certainly sounds like a good idea.
Couldn't find it in the mods section. What is labelled under?

thanks

Ray

[chuck]

I didn't put it in the mods section.

[WASP18]

I used this:
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/plumbing-d ... 19720.html

Sea Wind

I just used this simple plastic "unclogger" along with a garden hose and it worked beautifully! To prevent future problems, I cut a piece of screen from an old window and placed it in the transom drain well. I then hosed the gas tank compartments and the screen caught the leaves and debris flowing down. (had to finger the gas compartment drain holes to help the stuff move)

Now I have to remember to remove the screen before I trailer the boat.

[WASP18]

I got some window screen, rolled it up into a 5 in long tube, and put it part way into the drain. It lets the water drain, and keeps the junk out.

Excellent idea!

[raycarlson]

i disconnected hose,filled well with foam and glassed over the foam,well is now only 3" deep for motor tilt,with a 3/4" holed drilled thru transom for drain like all my previous boats.

[Tomfoolery]

If I did that with my , the cables into the Honda BF50 would bend into a hard 90, if the motor would even tilt all the way up. If anything, the well could stand to extend a little further forward. It's an unfortunate situation, but it is what it is, and I can't do much about it.

[jbousquin]

i disconnected hose,filled well with foam and glassed over the foam,well is now only 3" deep for motor tilt,with a 3/4" holed drilled thru transom for drain like all my previous boats.

Ray, do you have pics of your mod? I'd be interested in seeing them, I don't really see the value of the transom well, either.

[RobertB]

I don't really see the value of the transom well, either.

I think the transom well is meant for catching dropped "beverage" cans, sunglasses, and fishing weights